Jallianwala Bagh (A saga of sacrifice)
Jallianwala Bagh, a garden belonging to the Jalla, derives name from that of the owners of this piece of land in Sikh times.
On April 13, 1919, some 10,000 or more unarmed men, women, and children gathered in Amritsar's Jallianwala Bagh to attend a protest meeting, despite a ban on public assemblies. It was a Sunday, and many neighbouring village peasants also came to Amritsar to celebrate the Hindu Baisakhi Spring. A majority of them, visitors from the nearby villages, had come to Amritsar to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi.
When British Leader, General Dyer came to know about this protest, he ordered to block the entrance to the Bagh. When the meeting was on and General Dyer, without warning, ordered his soldiers to open fire. Nearly 400 persons were killed and over thousand were wounded. On that day, British troops had killed hundreds of innocents.
Now, Jallianvala Bagh became a national place of pilgrimage. Soon after the tragedy, a committee was formed with Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya as president to raise a befitting memorial to perpetuate the memory of the martyrs. The Bagh was acquired by the nation on 1 August 1920 at a cost of 5,60,472 rupees but the actual construction of the memorial had to wait until after Independence.
On April 13, 1919, some 10,000 or more unarmed men, women, and children gathered in Amritsar's Jallianwala Bagh to attend a protest meeting, despite a ban on public assemblies. It was a Sunday, and many neighbouring village peasants also came to Amritsar to celebrate the Hindu Baisakhi Spring. A majority of them, visitors from the nearby villages, had come to Amritsar to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi.
When British Leader, General Dyer came to know about this protest, he ordered to block the entrance to the Bagh. When the meeting was on and General Dyer, without warning, ordered his soldiers to open fire. Nearly 400 persons were killed and over thousand were wounded. On that day, British troops had killed hundreds of innocents.
Now, Jallianvala Bagh became a national place of pilgrimage. Soon after the tragedy, a committee was formed with Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya as president to raise a befitting memorial to perpetuate the memory of the martyrs. The Bagh was acquired by the nation on 1 August 1920 at a cost of 5,60,472 rupees but the actual construction of the memorial had to wait until after Independence.
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